⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their eighteen- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 20
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 7:05 · SA 59-50 MIL
- Winner
Michael Finley hit a 24-foot three jumper, Manu Ginobili with the assist
Q4 2:17 · SA 86-85 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · SA 90-87 MIL
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · SA 90-87 MIL
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · SA 91-88 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 0:34 · SA 69-71 MIL
- Lead
Andrew Bogut hit a layup, T.J. Ford with the assist
Q4 2:47 · SA 83-85 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
T.J. Ford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:20 · SA 83-83 MIL
- Missed FT
Andrew Bogut misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:47 · SA 83-85 MIL
- Turnover
Mo Williams turnover
Q4 2:03 · SA 86-85 MIL
📊The numbers
| SA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
